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(No Model.)

P. MARBOK.

PATTERN HOLDER.

No. 367,218. Patented July 26, 1887.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR:

ma J y B Y. aka/a N. PETERS, Phvm-Lilhngriphar. Washin ton, DC.

UNITED v STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

FRANK MARECK, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

PATTERN-HOLDER. v

SPECIFICATION forming part "of Letters Patent No. 367,218, dated July 26, 1887.

Application filed February 2, 1887. Serial No. 226,325. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK Manson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pattern-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for holding and suspending paper patterns, which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Whicl I Figure 1 is a side View of the holder, showing the file-prong open. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the file-prong closed. Figs. 3 and 4 are views in which the file-prong is shown. I

The holder consists of a rigid frame, A, having three sides, I) c d, preferably made integral, two of which, I) d, are parallel. Theside b has holes for screws e, by which the holder may he made fast to the wall or to any desired support. In securing the holder to the wall the side 0 will preferably be uppermost. The file prong F consists of three straight pieces, as shown in Fig. 2. One rigid piece, 9, is fixed to one of the parallel frame-sides, b, and another rigid piece, 72., to the opposite parallel frameside,'d, with a space between the two pieces, while a jointed piece, 5, closes the said space and connects the two rigid pieces. When the file-holder F is closed, as shown in Fig. 2, it forms a horizontal piece from side to side of the parts 611.

Thejointed piece 73 may behinged to eithe one of the rigid pieces and its free end lap onto the other one. The free end of the jointed piece has two flat sides, k, which together form a V-taper, and the end of, the.

rigid piece 9 has a V-notch, Z, which receives the said V-tapered end It, as seen in Fig. 2.

holder the jointed piece i of the file-prong must be opened. When the jointed piece 6 is closed,the patterns on the prong may be shifted so as to bring any desired pattern to position for removal.

I attach importance to the construction of my pattern-holder, for the reason that the sides I) d and top a form a support for the prong F, and do not constitute parts "for holding papers. Further, the side I) is adapted to be secured to suit-able places for suspending the contents of the prong by means of screws or other suitable fastening devices. I also attach importance tothe construction and arrangement of the prong F, which is made in three different parts, 9, h, and i, the parts 9 and h being secured at their outer ends to near the bottoms of the frames 1) d, with the parti hinged at one end to part h, its opposite end having a V-tapering termination, K, engaging the V-shaped notch [on the inner end of the part g, and

held therein by gravity, and also preventing downward or sidewise movement of said part 2'. The movement of said part 2 is upward toward the top of'the frame 0, and stands vertical, as shown in Fig. l.

Having described myinventiou, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- Asuspending-holder for patterns, drawings, and other papers, consisting of the frame A, having a horizontal portion, a, and two vertical portions, b d, a horizontal file-prong, F, having three pieces orparts, 9 h i, the parts 9 and h having their outer ends secured to the vertical portions b d, the part 9 havinga V shaped notch,l,and the part 2' hinged or jointed at one end to the part h, the opposite end of said part i being V-tapered to connect with the notch Z, and held therein by gravity, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK MARECK.

Witnesses:

J OHN E. MoRRIs, JNo. T. MADDOX. 

